Nascent

+1 on all points

Yes, I thought there was bit of irony in his comments. Although the fact both Lyon and Harvey had a year to run on their contracts differentiate it from the Scully saga. On a side note, Scully must be pleased being yesterdays news and out of the media spotlight just 3 days after his defection

Listening to SEN last night, I got the impression that it was Ross Lyon who approached Fremantle 4 - 5 weeks ago (with both clubs in finals contention). I believe the words to the effect were "...freemantle got an offer to good to refuse." Of course this is just hearsay. The press conferences from both St Kilda, Freemantle and Ross Lyon should be interesting, although I suspect we will be none the wiser of how events truely transpired.

Article with some interesting comments from AD. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/lyon-quits-to-replace-sacked-harvey/story-e6frf9jf-1226138146342 These two quotes caught my attention: "I think people are entitled to ask questions about issues of commitment (and) integrity," he said. and Mr Demetriou also said - without specifying Lyon - that if any coach expected commitment of their players and expected them to follow certain values … if they didn't act in same way, "it sort of reeks of hypocrisy".

I don't share the optimism about acquiring MM for next year. So who is left to choose from... Neeld Burns Sanderson Hinkley? Eade? Harvey?

ah ok, gotta love how they make up the rules as they go

My understanding is that priority picks are still in play (see jack darling last year). So in the event that all of Gold Coast, Port and Brisbane don't win more than 4 games next year (highly unlikely) it will be: 1. GC 2. Port 3. Bris 4. GWS 5. GC 6. Port 7. Bris 8. Adel and so on...

I'm new here but I would be keen if there is room. I don't want to take the place of a regular though.

In no particular order McKenzie Sylvia Jones Trengove Moloney Frawley Garland Grimes (when fit) Watts Jamar On the fringe: Bail, Gysberts, Green, Martin, Jurrah And a smokey: Bennell, if he can win more contested ball he will be a real weapon of half back

I have my own personal conundrum relating to this topic. Not long after drafting Tom Scully in 2009, the MFC took the opportunity to auction off 6 new jumpers with fresh new sponsors Hankook and Kaspersky. Three signed by Tom Scully and Ron Barassi, the other three by Jack Trengove and David Neitz. So currently placed in my room is a jumper that I can no longer stand to look at. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but how I wish I had of placed my bid on the number 9 jumper instead. The question is now, what should I do with it? I must admit my first thoughts involved a bon fire, however that seemed like a waste, particularly considering how much money I spent on it (an amount no uni student could justify spending on token sports memorabilia).